Stor-Storforstjärnen

northern mesotrophic stratified lake · 66°N

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clarity 4.9 mmax depth 26 mpH 7.0mesotrophicstatus moderategravel road

Character of the water

Stor-Storforstjärnen lies in the cold north — a northern mesotrophic stratified lake. In summer a thermocline settles around 10 m and splits the lake into two worlds.

The surroundings

The lake lies half-remote, a fair way from the nearest road, tucked into woodland.

A small but surprisingly deep pocket (26 m) with steep drops straight down from shore — the bottom falls away fast.

Permits & rules

Fishing permit required — Stor-Storforstjärnen FVOF. Day permit ~60 kr · annual permit ~300 kr.

Zander: minimum size 45 cm · protected during the spawn (Apr–May).
Pike: keep at most one over 75 cm per day.
Handheld tackle only. Respect the protected zones at the inlets and outlets.

Species in Stor-Storforstjärnen

perch predatory fish

typically ~22 cm · can reach 45 cm

Perch moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

pike predatory fish

typically ~62 cm · can reach 120 cm

In the clear water pike picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

roach coarse fish

typically ~18 cm · can reach 32 cm

Roach moves carefully in the clear water — small mouthfuls, many of them.

zander predatory fish

typically ~50 cm · can reach 95 cm

In the clear water zander picks its moments — wary, but relentless once committed.

ruffe perch family

typically ~12 cm · can reach 22 cm

Ruffe lives down in the cool — the deep is its home ground all year.

whitefish whitefish

typically ~30 cm · can reach 55 cm

Whitefish holds in the open water column where light and temperature set the day.

burbot bottom fish

typically ~45 cm · can reach 90 cm

Burbot holds the bottom even in clear water — shade and depth are its cover.

Fishing Stor-Storforstjärnen

Stor-Storforstjärnen holds 7 species, with perch, pike and zander at the top of the chain and roach, ruffe and whitefish schooling beneath them. The depth gives the water two storeys — and the fish move between them with the season.

Every session at Stor-Storforstjärnen is fished in whatever conditions hold right then — the same pressure, wind and light as over the real water. What bites today isn't what bit the day before, and those who return learn the water for real.

General rules of thumb for this kind of water

Stratified, oxygen-poor lakes push the fish up above the thermocline in summer.

The catch board

6 anglers · 12 catches

1Stefan Strandburbot37 cm
2Axel Raskwhitefish25 cm
3Stefan Falkwhitefish24 cm
4Anders Månssonperch18 cm
5Karin Ekroach17 cm
6Per Bakkeroach16 cm

Species records here

burbot37 cmStefan Strand

whitefish24 cmStefan Falk

perch18 cmAnders Månsson

roach16 cmPer Bakke

The same water, for real

This water's real catch reports — and the logbook for your own.Fångstrapport.sein Swedish

The real bite table for this water — for your next real session.Huggtabell.sein Swedish